On Location: Behind the Scenes With Hollywood in Atlanta

On Location: Behind-the-Scenes With Hollywood in Atlanta

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Chances are, your favorite blockbuster movie was filmed in Atlanta this year. With enticing tax incentives, movie makers are cashing in on Georgia’s 20 percent tax credit and its extra 10 percent credit for Georgia logo placement on the film’s title or credits.

But Y’allywood (the Hollywood of the South, as many are calling Atlanta) isn’t just enticing financially – the area also readily provides top-quality crew and equipment, a range of talent and casting companies, and accessibility to the world’s largest airport, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International. It’s no wonder that in the 2015 fiscal year alone, Georgia’s film and television industry ranked in six billion dollars, according to GDEcD. Find out which 2016-2017 blockbuster films staked their claim on Atlanta territory.

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Filmed in Atlanta: The Boss

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The Boss

Release Date: April 8, 2016

Rated: R

Synopsis: Academy Award-nominated actress Melissa McCarthy stars as a rich industry mogul sent to federal prison for insider trading. After getting released, she sets her sites on rebuilding her wealth by way of a brownie empire. McCarthy is joined alongside a star-studded cast including Kristen Bell, Peter Dinklage, and Kathy Bates.

On location: We were unable to reach the production company for confirmation, but ​IMDB reports that filming took place at Clayton State University in Morrow and Agnes Scott College in Decatur, along with surrounding Atlanta areas.

On location: According to 11 Alive News, filming took place at Piedmont Park, The Crossing Restaurant, Lotta Frutta, Sprout’s Farmer’s Market, City of Decatur Cemetery, Ye Old Dunwoody Tavern, Burn Social Club, and more Atlanta hotspots.

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Filmed in Atlanta: Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

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Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

Release Date: May 20, 2016

Rating: R

Synopsis: When Mac (Seth Rogen) and his pregnant wife Kelly (Rose Byrne) realize their new neighbors are a sorority and will hinder their chances at selling their house, they enlist ex-neighbor and former fraternity adversary Teddy (Zac Effron) to devise a plan to get rid of the sorority girls.

On Location: According to 11 Alive News, filming took place on Valley View Road in Dunwoody, Georgia, where Effron was seen running barefoot. GDEcD also confirmed the movie shot in Fulton County, Clarkston, Dunwoody, Fayetteville, and Marietta.

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Filmed in Atlanta: The Accountant

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The Accountant

Release Date: October 14, 2016

Rating: R

Synopsis: In this assassin thriller, Ben Affleck plays a forensic accountant who doubles as a killer for hire. The cast also includes Anna Kendrick, Jon Bernthal, and J.K. Simmons.

On Location: We were unable to reach the production company, but according to On Location Vacations, filming took place throughout Georgia Tech, including Klaus Advanced Computing Building’s Cooley Bridge, outside of the Klaus Building along Ferst Drive and Plum Street, and more.

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Filmed in Atlanta: Rings

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Rings

Release Date: October 28, 2016

Rating: Not yet rated

Synopsis: In its third installment in the Ring series, a videotape resurfaces causing people to die after watching it. Johnny Galecki leads a fresh cast of actors including Aimee Teegarden and Alex Roe.

On Location: We were unable to reach the production company, but IMDB reports the movie filmed at East Mountain Studios in Conyers, and surrounding areas in Atlanta and Decatur – GDEcD confirms locations included Fulton County, Fairburn, Grantville, Coweta, and Newnan.

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Filmed in Atlanta: Passengers

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Passengers

Release Date: December 21, 2016

Rating: Not yet rated

Synopsis: In this sci-fi adventure, two sleeping passengers (Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt) are aboard a spacecraft carrying thousands of passengers to a new home planet when both of their hibernation pods malfunction—they wake up 90 years prior to their designation.

On Location: According to IMDB, filming took place at Pinewood Atlanta Studios in Fayetteville and surrounding locations in Atlanta.

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Filmed in Atlanta: Thank You for Your Service

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Thank You for Your Service

Release Date: October 27, 2017

Rating: Not yet rated

Synopsis: Based on the non-fiction book by David Finkel, the drama tracks the lives of four soldiers returning home from Iraq and struggling with posttraumatic stress disorder. The film stars Miles Teller, Haley Bennett, and Amy Schumer.

On Location: Sites could not be confirmed, but according to On Location Vacation, filming took place at Gwinnett Place Mall in Duluth, Georgia.